Stage IV NED for 2 Years
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Stage IV NED for 2 Years

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    • April 16, 2015 at 6:59 pm
    Jahendry12
    Participant

    I wanted to post a question that I have not been able to get answered via internet searches.

    My husband is Stage IV and NED for over 2 years now 🙂  I know that we will be having scans for the rest of his life, but if he remains NED for > 5 years, would he then be considered a lower stage or is it once Stage IV, always stage IV?

    Thanks for any input.

     

    Julie

     

     

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      • April 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Dear Julie,

      Once a Stage IV cancer patient is determined to be Stage IV…Stage IV it ever will be.  However, every passing day without disease is not only a blessing but a very good prognostic sign for the future!!!  Congratulations to you and your husband!!!  Celeste

        • April 16, 2015 at 9:51 pm
        Jahendry12
        Participant

        Thanks so much for your reply Celeste.  I am an avid follower of your blog 🙂  Thank you for  the support you provide to so many.

        • April 16, 2015 at 9:51 pm
        Jahendry12
        Participant

        Thanks so much for your reply Celeste.  I am an avid follower of your blog 🙂  Thank you for  the support you provide to so many.

        • April 16, 2015 at 9:51 pm
        Jahendry12
        Participant

        Thanks so much for your reply Celeste.  I am an avid follower of your blog 🙂  Thank you for  the support you provide to so many.

      • April 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Dear Julie,

      Once a Stage IV cancer patient is determined to be Stage IV…Stage IV it ever will be.  However, every passing day without disease is not only a blessing but a very good prognostic sign for the future!!!  Congratulations to you and your husband!!!  Celeste

      • April 16, 2015 at 9:12 pm
      Bubbles
      Participant

      Dear Julie,

      Once a Stage IV cancer patient is determined to be Stage IV…Stage IV it ever will be.  However, every passing day without disease is not only a blessing but a very good prognostic sign for the future!!!  Congratulations to you and your husband!!!  Celeste

      • April 17, 2015 at 1:18 am
      dvd
      Participant

      Those of us who have been Stage 4 but are now NED are, pretty much, exporing new territory. I wrote a blog post once (tongue in cheek) suggesting that a "Stage 5" be established, representing the next step beyond Stage 4. It would be nice to think that with the advances in melanoma therapy the typical progression will be toward complete, sustained remission…

       

      DVD

      • April 17, 2015 at 1:18 am
      dvd
      Participant

      Those of us who have been Stage 4 but are now NED are, pretty much, exporing new territory. I wrote a blog post once (tongue in cheek) suggesting that a "Stage 5" be established, representing the next step beyond Stage 4. It would be nice to think that with the advances in melanoma therapy the typical progression will be toward complete, sustained remission…

       

      DVD

        • April 20, 2015 at 3:32 pm
        tschmith
        Participant

        DVD…I really like that "Stage 5" idea!  Very clever!

        Best Wishes….

        Terrie

        • April 20, 2015 at 3:32 pm
        tschmith
        Participant

        DVD…I really like that "Stage 5" idea!  Very clever!

        Best Wishes….

        Terrie

        • April 20, 2015 at 3:32 pm
        tschmith
        Participant

        DVD…I really like that "Stage 5" idea!  Very clever!

        Best Wishes….

        Terrie

      • April 17, 2015 at 1:18 am
      dvd
      Participant

      Those of us who have been Stage 4 but are now NED are, pretty much, exporing new territory. I wrote a blog post once (tongue in cheek) suggesting that a "Stage 5" be established, representing the next step beyond Stage 4. It would be nice to think that with the advances in melanoma therapy the typical progression will be toward complete, sustained remission…

       

      DVD

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